Brain Training

A bunch of brain training/fitness software is now available on the market ever since Nintendo started marketing its DS and the Brain Age game. There is even a sequel to Brain Age - Big Brain Academy. As I am getting older, I wonder if I should invest some time and money in this. If I am a gamer and own a DS, I would probably get Brain Age and try it out. But I am not and don't own a DS so getting Brain Age would be a bigger investment for me as I will need to buy both hardware and software.

But it turns out that a research done at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign shows that simply aerobic exercies like walking increases the brain's volume and may be a simple and effective way to reverse age-related brain deterioration. Now that's what I call a no brainer.

I, Inc.

This week Apple Computer, Inc changed its name to Apple, Inc. Make sense since they are really not just a computer company anymore. I think a better name would have been I, Inc. Think about it. It all started with the iMac. Then there are iLife and iBook. And now comes the iPhone. I wonder what other iStuff Apple will come up with next. I can't wait.